ATOVAQUONE (MEPRON) Nursing Considerations

What is the generic name?

ATOVAQUONE

What is the Trade Name for ATOVAQUONE?

MEPRON

What are the Indications for ATOVAQUONE?

• 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE MEPRON oral suspension is a quinone antimicrobial drug indicated for: ‚Ä¢ Prevention of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) in adults and adolescents aged 13 years and older who cannot tolerate trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX). ( 1.1 ) ‚Ä¢ Treatment of mild-to-moderate PCP in adults and adolescents aged 13 years and older who cannot tolerate TMP-SMX. ( 1.2 ) Limitations of Use ( 1.3 ) : ‚Ä¢ Treatment of severe PCP (alveolar arterial oxygen diffusion gradient [(A-a)DO 2 ] >45 mm Hg) with MEPRON has not been studied. ‚Ä¢ The efficacy of MEPRON in subjects who are failing therapy with TMP-SMX has also not been studied. 1.1 Prevention of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia MEPRON oral suspension is indicated for the prevention of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) in adults and adolescents (aged 13 years and older) who cannot tolerate trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX). 1.2 Treatment of Mild-to-Moderate Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia MEPRON oral suspension is indicated for the acute oral treatment of mild-to-moderate PCP in adults and adolescents (aged 13 years and older) who cannot tolerate TMP-SMX. 1.3 Limitations of Use Clinical experience with MEPRON for the treatment of PCP has been limited to subjects with mild-to-moderate PCP (alveolar-arterial oxygen diffusion gradient [(A-a)DO 2 ] ‚â§45 mm Hg). Treatment of more severe episodes of PCP with MEPRON has not been studied. The efficacy of MEPRON in subjects who are failing therapy with TMP-SMX has also not been studied.

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